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WCAU NBC 10 News Today At 530a September 30, 2014

Showers moved off shore and now scattered showers in delaware and they are starting to taper off, as well. So, fog to start with. 64 degrees at 7 00. And then breaks in the clouds at 9 00 and, yes, well see more sunshine at noontime. 70 degrees. I know jillian has been spotting some of that fog on the traffic cameras. Seeing it out there right now, jillian . Dense fog in portions of the lehigh valley. Live look at route 22 right at mcarthur road. Right at a light pole and that thick fog out there is what were talking about and thats what bill was mentioning that dense fog in portions of the area. Use caution. Much different scene, though, closer to center city, philadelphia. Average speeds there about 55 miles. So no slow downs to report on 95. 55 is what were seeing on 76 and the blue route and 422, 65 is the average speed right now on the pennsylvania turnpike. Tracy . Jillian, thanks. We want to update breaking news out of burlington county. In the past ten minutes nbc 10 arrived on the scene of a shooting involving an offduty Police Officer. Nbc 10 matt delucia is live there this morning. Matt, what have you been able to find out . Tracy, the last time we saw you we saw investigators going over pieces of evidence. You can see the scene here behind me on stevenson avenue on Edgewater Park and the crime scene unit is out here, as well. In fact, theyre moving their truck right now to get closer to the scene. In fact, just down the street here we saw some markers that are out in the middle of the road and there are several layers of this police tape that are here on stevenson avenue. So, this crime scene extends for quite a ways down here on this relatively quiet street at the moment. So, weve seen the police out here for the past hour or so. And, so, were trying to get more information. The only thing we have been able to confirm right now is that an offduty officer was involved here and several shots were fired. But, of course, as the investigators go, piece by piece out here they have been on both sides of the street here on this right side. Investigators with flashlight over by the homes on the left side of the street just trying to look for any other pieces of evidence. Presumably some shell casings. We gather more information, we have been making some phone calls and trying to get new information from the prosecutors office, but, again, that information is Still Limited right now because its so early on. As soon as we gather more information, well be back. Im matt delucia, nbc 10 news. Also new from overnight, a man is in Critical Condition after being shot multiple times in philadelphia. Police found the victim hiding under a car in west oak lane. He has been shot in both legs and his right arm. He was rushed to the hospital by police. Also new from overnight, investigators looking for the cause of a fire at a row home in philadelphia that started just after midnight on front and spencer. Everyone was able to make it out safely. Shoppers in this area are learning about another data breach this morning. The Parent Company of acme supermarket say thieves may have gotten their hand on shoppers debit and credit card information. Jesse gary is live outside acme in the mayfair section of philadelphia. Jesse, it seems like were hearing and reading about this problem all the time. Chris, thats exactly right. From Big Box Stores such as home depot to banking giant citigroup to t. J. Maxx. Nearly aspect of commerce in this country have been affected the past ten years by data breaches. Putting hundreds of millions of customers personal information at risk. Take a look at our video. Most recent case in point hits home here in the delaware valley. Executives say there were two separate incidents dating back to june and ending just last week at some acme stores in the tristate region and beyond. Now, Officials Say malware collected credit and debit card account numbers and expiration dates and the name of card holders in stores at more than three dozen states. The company put out a response by executives that state the following. If you use your credit or debit card in a potentially affected store between june 22nd and july 17th and or august 27th and september 21st, you should monitor your credit and debit card accounts and promptly contact the bank that issued your payment card. If you see suspicious activity. Again, they dont believe any personal information such as Social Security numbers was taken, but account numbers off the cards may have been by this malware. This store behind me set to open up in the next hour or so. Try to get some customer reacts and have that for you at 6 30. Live in mayfair, jesse gary, nbc 10 news. At 5 35. Here are three stories were following on nbc 10 news today. New information in the murder of a pregnant woman in philadelphia. Police now say the person of interest in the death of Jasmine Williams is also suspected of shooting and killing a man outside a popeyes restaurant last week. Markese martin may have been trying to shot maher boyfriend. John sareden and his wife, joyce. The couple was found after a fire at their home sunday morning. That fire was contained to the sheridans bedroom. An Arson Task Force is investigating the fire, though prosecutors have not said if foul play is expected. Happening today, the auction for revel casino is scheduled to resume this morning. It started last week, you remember, with that 90 million cash bid from florida developer glen sturob. Parents are looking for some answers in the death of a preschooler. Doctors have ruled out the flu, but now theyre wait tog find out if the virus or if the death was caused by another virus thats hitting this area. And a danger on the roads unique to this time of year. Triple a says it can be deadly. Well explain how the direction in which youre driving could impact your safety. Fog is getting thicker in much of the area, but you wont find it in camden this morning. Live view from the adventure aquarium. 65 degrees at 5 37. With temperatures still falling and fog getting thicker for much of the area. The latest when we come right back. The usual . Not tonight. Introducing longhorns steaks that sizzle for 12. 99. Smoky double bacon sirloin. Parmesan crusted sirloin. Only at longhorn steakhouse. You cant fake steak. Were watching for fog. Not going to see it right in center city, but look on the horizon. You can see a little bit of fog form. Its especially thick in the lehigh valley. This is the view from near the mall and the fog has gotten thicker. Down to a quarter mile visibility there. Parts of the yare warea are see zero visibility. The humidity on the high side for hazeltown. Thats an improvement and coatstown was down to zero and still thick fog for allentown and lancaster is reporting zero visibility this morning. Mainly north and west, fog is not a problem in wilmington or philadelphia or south jersey. The fog will clear, the clouds will start to break at 9 00. Youll see some breaks of sunshine, but at noontime partly sunny skies and 70 degrees and sunshine this afternoon, though theres a chance well see a shower later today and a few chance of shower on the sevenday forecast. Got that when i come back. 20 minutes until 6 00 now. See how the morning drive is shaping up. Fog in some areas and what should we know about, jillian. Word of our first accident of the morning. Happening on the southbound side of the roosevelt boulevard and stick to the inner drive there. This is a live look near conshohocken and no significant delays to report just yet. This cleared out of norristown and debris on the roadway at barbados street and that is gone and out of there. Coming up in a few minutes, a live look at the ben franklin bridge. Tracy . From our Delaware Bureau this morning, a new push to crack down on people who text behind the wheel. For the First Time Ever dover police are dedicating an entire team just to target drivers who are texting or talking without using handsfree devices. Both are illegal in delaware. Police say distracted driving led to more than 140 crashes in the state last year, including dozens of injuries and three deaths. Targeting people over the phone. Police in two states now say theyre seeing an increase in phone scams. What you need to know this morning. Plus, a potential case of ebola here in the United States as we get new information about when a vaccine could be ready. Mmm ring ring progresso i forgive you. You do . Its ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. Its our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat chicken. Apology accepted. Im watching you soup people. Make it progresso or make it yourself. The time has come to put down the dark roast youve been putting up with and reach for a Dunkin Donuts dark roast. Bold start, smooth finish, never bitter. Rejoice with the 99cent medium hot or iced dark roast today. Some breaking news were following this morning at 5 44. This is happening in burlington county. A live picture of the scene of an investigation here. Heres what we know. This happened in Edgewater Park. An offduty Police Officer shot a man at least twice. That part weve confirmed, an offduty Police Officer shot a man and circumstances under which he shot that man still under investigation at this point. This is happening on stevenson avenue on Edgewater Park burlington county. Matt delucia is on scene getting information as we speak. Hell join us later for a live update in a moment. Concerns are growing in another part of new jersey. Mercer county as officials there try to figure out what caused a preschooler to die. Parents attended a meeting in Hamilton Township last night. They want to know what killed a 4yearold boy last week. He was suffering some type of respiratory illness. State Health Officials so far have ruled out flu, but now theyre waiting to see if enterovirus d68 is to blame. Meantime, some parents stauoppe sending their kids to school. My children will not be going to school until we know what were dealing with. Bring your children to school. Were ready for them. This is where they belong. We have taken all the precautions we need to take. Once the for Disease Control and prevention gets the sample, it will take three days to get the result. Symptoms of the ebola virus. The patients symptoms and recent travel indicate a case of ebola. Now, the person is in isolation. The virus has killed more than 3,000 people so far across west africa and infected a handful of americans who have traveled to that region. Meantime, the World Health Organization says 10,000 doses of experimental ebola vaccines could be available in the upcoming months. No vaccine has been proven safe or effective for treating the virus in humans but testing of other products has already begun. From our nbc 10 Delaware Bureau some First Responders in the first state will be getting a big help thanks to a sixfigure grant. They join members of the etna hook and Ladder Company in newark to announce a fema Assistance Grant for firefighters. The grant will help the Fire Department buy 40 sets of new protective gear. You worry about attacks from isis and worry about cyberattacks and hopefully none of us will ever be confronted with that, but we have all to be faced with in our communities fires. Be it in our homes or businesses. This is really to protect our homes in our homeland. Aetna one of the busiest Fire Departments. It covers about 25 square miles. Today the mayors of wilmington and camden will be back at work in washington, d. C. , for day two of the Violence Reduction network summit. Only five cities across the u. S. Were selected for this program, which ames at reducing violent crime. The twoyear program will assign each city to a federal goto person who can get them access to federal funding to help fight crime and other resources like the atf and the fbi. Now, this is not a federal takeover of Law Enforcement in those cities, but it is another way to make sure those cities have the tools they need. Other cities selected were detroit, chicago and oakland. 5 47. Philadelphia is getting some help to protect children from violence. The city has received three grants from the department of justice worth nearly 1 million. The money will be used for violence prevention programs that will help keep kids in school and get them jobs. One of those programs is the School Justice collaboration. Its goal is a 50 reduction in the number of children arrested. Happening today, some delaware lawmakers are hosting a holiday job fare. Two u. S. Senators and a congressman are hosting a job fair in newark this afternoon. This is video from their previous job fairs. More than 35 stores in the mall are looking for seasonal and fulltime workers. Its a great opportunity for hundreds of folks to augment their income by getting an additional parttime job or a seasonal job a chance for young people to get their first foot on the bottom rung of the ladder up into the workforce or those who are looking for just a little extra income at holiday time. Over the last three years, the congressional delegation has hosted 24 job fairs in delaware. Its 5 48. Today Drexel University will dedicate a new plaza on campus. The university has transformed the center of its campus along 32nd street between chestnut and market street. The resulting area will now be known as the raymond pearlman plaza. There will be another hearing today over the controversial plans to build a waw in a Montgomery County community. That wawa built on 11th and fayette street in conshohocken. The proposed super wawa with gas pumps is the center of debate since first announced in 2010. Some residents and Business Owners are worried this will bring unwanted traffic to the area. But wawas goal is to complement the community it serves. Council members turned down its earlier plans so it repackaged the proposal. A warning for you this morning about the roads this time of year. Officials with triple a say now until the end of daylightsaving time until november 3rd is the deadliest time for east to west commuters. During october the sun rises between 7 04 and 7 34 when commuters are headed out. The National Weather service says the first 15 to 45 minutes of sunrise is the most dangerous. Now, to avoid accidents, triple a advises motorists to take additional precautions to avoid being blinded by light by cleaning windshields, slowing down and altering commutes whenever possible. Skies are going to break this afternoon for some sunshine. But this morning, were starting off with clouds. No sign of any fog in this view and not everybody is seeing the thick fog that areas north and west are getting. Clouds are over philadelphia and the humidity is at 84 . 66 degrees right now with the wind calm. Still tracking a few light showers New Castle County and newark getting light rainfall and this is the tail end of the system that brought us showers yesterday and into last night. Showers have already ended off shore. But look north and west. You can see breaks in the clouds and some clearing. Thats what were going to see during the day. Were going to get the clouds breaking and commroetly clear out and well get enough sunshine to warm us into the 70s this afternoon. Turns out to be a decent day but a chance of isolated showers later this afternoon, especially in new jersey. They will be blowing inland as the temperatures climb into the middle 70s this afternoon. Tomorrow, not as warm as today, well be in the 70s tomorrow afternoon and theres a chance of some scattered showers in the morning and in the afternoon. Just some isolated showers. Theyll be done by thursday. In fact, a nice, sunny day. Thursday, a real winner. 75 degrees and well start off with sunshine on friday. But clouds building and by friday evening, we may be tracking some more showers in the area. This weekend, though, the showers take a break and so does the milder weather. Cooling down saturday and look at the cool weather for the eagles game sunday afternoon. 67 degrees and staying a bit cool on monday with clouds and sunshine and a high of 71 degrees. Thanks, bill. Nine minutes before 6 00. One accident to take note of, lets get a check of the roads right now. Jillian mele has an update right now, jillian . A big delay building on 95 southbound and you can see it all because of overnight construction that didnt clear in time that lingered out there a little bit longer and in the process of clearing right now and that construction is 95 southbound right near the Commodore Barry bridge. As you can see, backing things up for some drivers. As soon as that construction gets out of there, that delay will clear a little bit. Keep you updated there. Accident on the boulevard southbound just past adams avenue and thats on the outer drive so stick to the innerer drive. Right as you approach lansdale and we could see a delay in that area. Ben franklin bridge is looking great. We do have some of that construction set up on the westbound side. Chris . The International Olympic committee is in Rio De Janeiro to see what progress that city has made in preparing for the 2016 olympic games. Olympic officials told brazil to decide who will plan and pay for the olympics and related infrastructure. Brazilian organizers have originally only budgeted for half the projects that will be needed for the 2016 games. Got some making up to do there. Time now to cast your vote for our High School Blitz game of the week. Here are your choices for this week. St. Joseph against vineland. That westchester was leading. You can tex or call your onetime vote to 6106244111 the game wit

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